[alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #107

["George Schweikle" <schweikg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Group,

If the diesel particulate emission issue can be solved, then diesels and the
new AZEM (sic?) "Almost Zero Emmission Vehicle" gasoline engine technology
should certainly be better alternatives than hybrids and Hydrogen power
sources. The new Ford Focus is said to emit essentially what a lower station
would were it charging the batteries of an electic vehicle. Hello world? why
change existing manufacturing and fuel source technologies when the answer
may be at our fingertips?. It was very strange to see a recent Ford
announcement to license Toyota hybrid technology when they already have AZEM
capability.

How about it, Eric Storhok, is this a good argument?

Alfa content: A new Alfa diesel sounds like a great car.

George Schweikle
Lexington, KY

>
> Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 15:25:24 -0400
> From: "Mark Kingsbury" <romanracing@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] RE: In defense of diesel
>
> >C.M. Smith wrote:
> >(snip)
> >Kaup again:
> >I see the pathetic attempts to fix it with hybrids and then I see the
Alfa
> GT with a 1.9l JTD engine and I wonder why everybody has to immediately
> discount it.
>
> I agree. Hybrids *might* have thier place. Zipping around our suburban
> cities and such but these things on NOT for highway use IMHO.  Too light
> with skinny tires and get blown around by a passing SUV.  Not to mention,
> thier HWY mileage is worse than city milage.  Personally, I rather have 1
> car that can get good gas milage hwy or city and can be used in either
> situation comfortably.  Not to mention if you are one that puts 100,000
mile
> or more on your cars, have fun not only replacing the battery packs on a
> hybrid, but also many of their ancillery parts are made of expensive,
> lightweight materials, making a nice dent in the wallet when it comes time
> to replace.  People will simply start throwing these cars away once they
> realize they are cost prohibitive to drive for a long period of time.  Not
> much of a gain for conservation of resources then is it.
>
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